The Diablo Nation held our annual Rocky V Cascade scrimage yesterday in Seattle. It's the first time I've felt like I've seen consistent play from both teams on offense and defense. Still a lot to learn over the course of the season for both teams, but I feel ready for opening weekend next week. Because [...]
Watching the highlights from Dice-K's debut was reminiscent of Pedro in his prime. Lot more of his swings and misses where on fastballs than I expected. But it was also clear that his change-up was also in top form. He also seemed to keep the ball down very well. Can't wait to watch a game [...]
Is now a blog. I've been reading www.38pitches.com since the start of spring training. Why in the world would an athlete in today's world subject themselves to the standard boring post game interview if they could just blog about why the did or did not perform. Plus, as a baseball junkie I love hearing the [...]
When I was growing up I found Jim Abbott to be an inspiration. I remember one confrontation with Wade Boggs where he switched his glove fast enough to snare a line drive. Boggs was dumbfounded like he'd just been pushed out of his jeep. John Lester pitched to Major League hitters for the first time since [...]